Thailand records 7.44% drop in foreign visitors so far in 2025

Thailand's foreign tourist arrivals from January 1 to September 21 fell 7.44% from the same period a year earlier, the Tourism Ministry said on Tuesday.

There were about 23.45 million foreign visitors during the period, it said in a statement.

Malaysia was the largest source market with 3.38 million visitors, followed by China with 3.3 million.


In August, the state planning agency cut its forecast for foreign tourist arrivals this year to 33 million from 37 million. There was a record of nearly 40 million visitors in 2019, before the pandemic.